2024-2025
Florida Atlantic University
Art Minor Requirement
Moving back to Boca Raton to complete my education at FAU, I had to complete more credits to graduate. I was advised to take an Art Minor that would both allow me to have more creative classes as well as act as a fill in to those need credits. Here are a few pieces I've made as I complete the second half of my education.
Visual Design Lab 2
2024
One of the final classes taken at FAU, this class completed the remaining elective credits for both my major and minor at FAU.
Project 1 - Animal Logo
Statement:
For this project, students had to research an animal naturally resident to Florida. For this assignment I choose the Swamp Rabbit.
Digital Art Foundation
2024
One of the final classes I needed to complete my Art minor, this class had me focus on photography and art combined!
Raster Image Vs Vector Image
For this assignment, students had to take images of their surroundings and create both a vector and raster artwork.
2D Art Foundation
2024
FAU'a art minor required students 3 mediums of art classes alongside several graphic design classes students
can choose. 2D Art Design was a required class students needed to complete regardless.
Project 1 - Balance and Shape
Statement:
The first project my 2D art class, I had to create a composition that utilizes symmetrical an asymmetrical balances, in this, one incorporates organic shapes while non-organic shapes for the ladder.
Project 2 - Micrography
Statement:
My second to last art project had students choose a subject and design them under principles of micrography, a art style that utilizes text to form an image once completed. We also learned how to grid in this module, so we learned by designing Fredia Kahlo. Frustrated that I had struggled with drawing Frida, I choose to continue
my design using Fredia as she was the subject I originally was learning how to draw.
Project 3 - James Ornelas Portrait, through Close Chuck Squares
Statement:
For our final, students choose a person to sketch. Having done a studio session with my brother, I had the perfect photo to use for reference. In this, students drew their subjects while observing Chuck Closed Squares.
I choose to use a primary and complimentary secondary color scheme as it worked with James's duel nationality
of being American Brazilian. USA: Red, white, blue | Brazil: Blue, green, yellow
Note: White was not used as it was restricted for use. I decided lighter tones.
Visual Design Lab 1
2024
Given the opportunity to do graphic design classes under the photography concentration of my minor, this was the first graphic design class I take at FAU. Ironically, the teacher lived in my neighborhood and I was able to get a lot of
assistance working on these projects. Thanks Professor!
Mashup Designs with Pointillism
Statement:
The class started by familiarizing students with movements such as Bauhaus, Pop Art, Abstract, and Expressionism. That said, students had to select two movements from this module to create a design
that merges these movements together. Having only eaten a packet of M&Ms for breakfast, this
became my inspiration. I designed this mash up in mind of the Pop Art Movement (1950s -1960s)
and the Digital Revolution popularized in the late 20th century. I looked at the ampersand
symbol and realized that it looked like a 3. Also taken in inspiration was how I
personally write the ampersand as well, confirming the notion of making
M&M into a minimal digital design. Students then learned to the
elements of graphic design: Point, Line, Shape, Form, Texture,
Color, Value, and Space. In this, I manipulated layers by
clipping a Halftone adjustment to the layers I
already had, and so, this remix was born.
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Nike Redesign Challenge
Statement:
For this assignment, we needed to find a well known logo and redesign it using basic shapes and forms. Seeing the Nike Logo being a checkmark, I deconstructed and reconstructed the design in this
redesign version. I also added
a octogen to resemble a soccer
ball as it is one of the known
sports supported and utilized
by Nike.
10 Logos for fictional companies
Statement:
Simply put, this project had students create 10 different designs for fictious companies.
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Logo Design Redesign
Statement:
For this assignment, we needed to find a well known logo and redesign it using basic shapes and forms. Seeing the Nike Logo being a checkmark, I deconstructed and reconstructed the design in this
redesign version. I also added
a octogen to resemble a soccer
ball as it is one of the known
sports supported and utilized
by Nike.
Positive and Negative Poster
Final Design
Prototype Design
Statement:
Maybe one of my favorite project from this class, students learned how to create posters that incorporates
the use of positive and negative spaces in a design. This design was inspired by The Backrooms, an internet community that creates a world of liminal spaces. Below is a passage of what I wrote for the assignment's theme:
Theme: The Freedom of Liminal Spaces
Liminal Spaces are familiar spaces casts in the uncanny. It is also the place a person resides during a transitional period in life. This can be physical, emotional, or metaphorical limitations. The use of color
represents the emotional state a person may be in during troubling times, a liminal mind if you may.
Uncertainty dwells as life goes from being full of color, to being monochromatic greys. The key may
be bright and big, but a shadow of hesitation plagues people from taking action. The key hole is
small, but the center is a clear straight path to get out and access a larger area in life. Grain is
used to represent the memories of being in liminal space.
Book 1 - Beautiful Birds of Boca
Statement:
To prepare for our final project, students were assigned to create an informative book about anything they'd like. This book was created to show birds found around Boca Raton Florida.​
Book 2 - Class Portfolio
Statement:
This is a portfolio book I created for class showing everything that has been shown in this section.
2022-2023
Nova Southeastern University
Graphic Design Requirement
During my "first" freshman year, I attended Nova Southeastern University.
One requirement of their Art + Design Major w/ Graphic Design concentration
had students participate in ARTS 2190 Introduction to Graphic Design. This section
dedicates to those projects.